Birgel is an Ortsgemeinde, or municipality, located in the Vulkaneifel district within the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It functions as a member of a Verbandsgemeinde, which is a specific type of collective municipality common in the region.
The village belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Gerolstein. The administrative seat for this collective municipality is situated in the neighboring municipality of Gerolstein.